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THE GAVEL YTE
VOL. VIII NOVEMBER, 1913 NO . 2 The Value of Thanksgiving
By W. R. MeChesney, Ph. D.
To try to realize ,tJhe va,lue of 'Thia,nkis,giivirug d.s Hke 1tiry1irug to e1Slti mate the worth of ,an 'heirloom. Both are ill'calculalbily p,reci,ous. The memories c.:lus1tel'in•g ,wb1ouit 'Dhiall'kf'1giiving Day r,e•aclh ,over ee,n1tui1ii·es and seas and 'brin•g in common 1tbio·ught to us mamy lands· and m,os:t of t'he 1reUgio:ns. Nearly every, natio•n an'd rel1igion, eve1J11 ltJh,ose ·Of antiquiity, have o;t,f" ,e,rve,d some ,s,nrt of T'hank•sgti.ving. Thus 'i!t lhla;s beioome ,a kind. of common tie to tl:nidi •all r,acrn and sects, in 1dhe •ex press,i-on of on·e oif tib:e dee•pe1s1t feelings :and s,weeite•sit s•elllltiimenits, ,of 1t1he lhumian s1oul-gr.atitude. Humanity is Toot ,s10 ,tJbankle",S, 1pe•ribJaip,s, ,a,s• :iit is 1tJhougtle,ss. Down deeip in •our ill'ne•rmost ,seaves w e ,a,p,p,reciirute in g1re1a,te r o,r 1'eis,s·e·r measure all the gootlw'bddh ,come~ i•nito ,our Hve,s. ,v,e fo,rge,t too ro,ft•en , howeve•r, to expre·ss ou,r 1a-p,pre0i•aWon. T1b,all!kis1givinig Da.y •affords to ea·ch one of u•s true ,o,p.pol'tunity ,t:Jo exhibit om gra.ti,tude, and dou'b,U.esB muLtitudes, wth•o 'd,o niot enite1r C:hur:clhe,s on t,biat d•ay, m,a,nife.st and f€,el th i'r tJhani nntiPn · 11 to C d. ,\:i.: th origin of th <'II . tom now h 111, 11ntio11al and \ ry ,tat and p1 O\ Ince of 1111 n,ition YPr • in<' and nnn11al1,> pro ·la.im d bJ the pr id nt of the t nitr ""mile, and the world smil with you, Kno,'k, and :rou go alone: For the che€rful grin ,,·m !er you in Whe,·e the kirker i never known." "The man who loaf may ha\·e pl nty or comp,:rn:r. but the riuallt • n l \' rr good. · CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 3 Echoes Fro·1n the Heartl1stone By Lydia Manifold '16. "Come, gr,anlcl,mryt:he,r, it is •time for thy 1s1to,ry0 te1LHng." At o,nce the-re was gen•e1·al corufuP'i.1on ,as .t,be '\Vdn,sliow's ol'di 1arnd Y,01I11g g,a1tlheired abouit t:b.-e li't'tle g'rand:motfl:wr s•ea'ted on a l•O'W •s,e , lll I g-1• ht 1n g-tn g o th c r ta I\ o t t h r d lll 11 fnthr 1 111,in\ thin t Id the l'tl~rln · thn• , " i<~ t 11ld p11t 11 l hy :!, nndm th('r I ttl :t Ur. l .1ti nr . ,ii, of tilt' , ill:1e. learned to lovE :·am Pl. .'h doo1· nnrl s ing him 1>n~s . 1hl' woul 1 r Dorrn . ti> • oth 11 st , th lndi.111, • amo t? \I 1111 cat skin , da . . 'o onP in Plyi 1011th t \\1'' 111 " wild cat skin 11pon hi..: arm. f1nt ti P Iii ti m·1iclE n. Pa tic nrt•, ,1,,· am : 1·. 1,innlv f:lre no m r ar er mn'ze plan 1t ~. t r nc" onntry ,w1s t rug-g d for her. One rlea1·y mornin~ in early snmm r ·the Elder and Gaptain tanclh~·h ar.l(l her hrothc1, lai ntere ~a%~r~~rtoss { ...... Local Editors Rachel Tarbox ...... Society Editor Paul Creswell ...... Athletic Editor BUSINESS STAFF R. Bruce Anderson ...... Business Manager Editorial THANKSGIVING DAY. One of bhe most celebrated of American holidays, Thanksgi\ ing Day will soon be 1here and once again we pau,se to ·recall the blessingi> of a past year. 'Dhey h1ave been greait an1d many, taken nationally or individually. As Pres,ident Wili on s,ays in his '!'hank ·giving Proc lamation w have had neither ch·il nor internation.11 wor. On he contrary an increasing degree of friends:hip is beiing es,ta;bliehed with o her nations. ,Ve have sieen the p!'a Ucal comp,letion of the work on the great PaD"ama Canal. ceritain'ly a strenerous undertaking an-d one for which to be tihank!ul in having completed. No gre•at plague has ~ited our country and destroyed thousands of the people. \Ve have many things for whie'h to be thankful as a natiuon. We al o have muC'h for which to ·be tJhan'kful as ind~viduals. When we rem mber thait 1€ tha'Il two ·per cent. of tlhe young people or our ount1·.v under twentr-five years of age attend any college, we CEDARVILLE OLLEC 7 certainly fe I that we are enj,oy,ing a privil ge which others do not have. ~or ~my advance, wihetJher 'Pihysical, m 1enitJa:l 01· s·pfr,itual during the yea·r, , e sli1ou1d priaic-e God. For it is froim Him t'hat our gilf,ts and capaoity for iID1p'l·,ove,me,n1t come. We s1houJJd be ,t1hankful a's students for the degree of healt'h wlh,ich we enj,oy, perrnitJting us to carry ,o n our work, uninterrupted. Fo,r mental growth and devel'Op mernt and 1 he increasing use of our powers a,s we l earn 'how to control th m, no one could but be greatful. Then th piritua,J benefits. which we /have received all po,int rto a truer, hig'her and nob! r p1an o.f living. I have only briefly outlined a few of tihe many bles""ungs whic'h w ,.iave recei.; d during the past y,ea r. Let us s,how our gratitude by thanking God for th em and by pass'ing them on to ollhers in acts of kindne s ·and ch er. THE NEW BUSINESS MANAGER. The Gravelyte ann,ounceis to its r aders ,tJhe e,Jection of a new busine s manager , ~r. R. Bruce Ander ,on ML Arnd1e,rson •was ele t ed to take the place of M1·. Paul B. Turnbull, w1ho,h.as r esi,gn d 'his office on ac<·ount of a lack of time for performing the duties of a manager. '~fr. Anderson h,a•s a s,plerndid record as manage~· of 'lasit year's ba<·,ke•tball team and we fe!E.l ,suPe that he wm make goo·d 1in itJhe ta,sk wrhich he has undertaken. We hiope t hat studeD'ts 1and advertisers \vill glive bim their h1Eiaritiest supp'Ort in p,urtting ouit a pa1pe,r worthy of the name an'Cl fame of C'edarvi!,le College. It wa r eently moved and se,cond d t •hiat a co,mmitte,e 1be ruppoint- d to find some new eollege ye]lls and , ,ongs for ,t1bis y,ear. We hope this cornm1tt e will do its bes,t and thus we wilil ,ente,r the lbasketball s,eason wi tb a 1bur,st of enitlhusia,,rn aJs was, never !before seen at Cedarvill~. WP wii;h to call further attention to t1he fact that the box in the hall i for the us of the students. L t us ihiave i1t liteTrully fiJ,J d wlith good things fol' the D c -1m ber n1um1b r. Are you in favor of the Thanki::~iving ,f,ootJball game If so, why? Patronize our adv rtises. They ar worit:Jh,y of your trade and ad rs in their Jin s. 1111 Iti I ,. I ,111 •1 \11 \1111111, 'll!I of \ti 111 t, tl p11d11• Ith I I! 11' ill l l,1)1\ I 01111 \Ill , 111 I 11, IL ti nntl 1111 11 11 d lh I' I I !'I vn Min'. • 11lr•\\ fl. <'r'.\\lll. ·10. :1IIP11tl1ng- th• I 11 t d l'r ht I tn ~ min:n) it P1ttsh11rg. \rthnr 1)1,111. ·1~. "llh~l1l11l11l m th, c1P111'P d1p.11t1111•11t Int of Pr t LnnnHng. 'O!i, has het n ,q1point• d 111 1111! tc>1 In ;11 In ;\liss ;\Iary n. En in, '02, was a r!Pll ~atP to tlw \ orlrl W. <'. T. I'. Id in Brook!:, n lvin Orr, '97. of Plhilad lphia, has he n , 11 d to thP Pr b)·t ri-an church, II g-hnP . Bird. '04, of Lo-: I .. C'alifornra. eame hon1P for h nfarr-Bir,l w dding. He xp cL C After the dinnr came colligr1atula ATHLETIC NOTES. Foot ball Anyone saying harslh wio,rds aibout our foo!Jball t am is liabJ.e to be inidl:cted ror murder in tJhe first deigH•e. "Nuf i:, id ." Basket Bal I. The cool autumn ,h1a - Plan ; are already b /ilng made for tlhe miinS1t1re1J ,show wbiich is to be h Id tlJif; y ar. The show two ye8!rs ,ago was ,a spaenddd succ€ss and th boys f el ncouraged to go forw,a·rd, anid spare no pains to rnake this )' ar's enterta'inmenit he ve,ry lbeslL 1p<0sG1i1b1,e. The ~niterest in th affair is growing and a manager wilil soon 'b el r ited an1d ib gin work I l 11 IF < 'ial f air, th of •n• l .,1 thi Fir t , n111plP ,111rl \\ h,•n on trtp Into tlw I ountn , n n dnrk 111 •ht, takt• 1 l:111l1·r11. 'T'la 11 thPT" \\Ill IP no dun 11' oi' g11tlng lo.I ,1 i-:nnw did on thtlr \\H\ to C'ollln '. s nrl , • , l r • tand on a r11~ on a roli ·h1 d ti, or and IP! onworw j rk th rug. lf y rn won I cl Ilk to know thP ron q111 n •p of ~,wh n p1 <'t"'t' SOCI ETY NOTES. The Philo Ji,t rary sooieity 1h1as added tlhe followin,g n,a.mes to its roll: :\Iisses Ethel B eekman, ELizabEbh ,C,01rnwe'10, Florence Scott, ~1iriam Fudge, Reva Moore, Mildr,ed 'M,e,ndenlhall anid Mr. F'1·ed To1wn,<- ley. We have now aborut •twen'ty-one mem1be,rs •and ,hiave ve,ry iwteres1t ing meetings every two weeks,. Al~ V'isiitors are co1r'd'i.al1ly welcome. Tihe C'ri;terilan sociEty ha13' lhel'd thr ee m eetings, wilt1h very interest irug {)'rogi,ams this year. At ,the nexit meertirug an elE•ctfon o.f new ,offi cers will b(' rheld. Tlhe mee,ting..s a·re 'h cijd in tJhe ,cJoJ.le,ge c1h1aipel. The meetings of the P1hilioso,ph.'i c s10 C'ieity have been very ill'teresit ing and well aJttendied. The Plh1ilosop1hi'c hall wHl ,s,::ion be re-decon·at,ed, \Vlbi eih wlill adld greatly 1to tbhe 'S'Urrounidiings. 1Seve,ral n ew 'lUem'beirs- 1.lave been r eceived in1to 1t'he siocieity. - The following is from the co'llege news >!',ervice of the Irutereol lPgiate Prohibition A ,s ocia tion: "A cont st unique 1n college circles ,i,s1, s10on to occur at" Ga'1eslburg, Ill., w1hen 3 college men and 3 non.. college men will compete 'in an oratoriic.•al contes,t. H w1inl be inte,r e..st'ing ,to n•ote wlhet:her tJhe supposed advantage of the colleg student in all round intformaition and wen round d dw:elo"I>ment will be s,ufficienit to rwin over ,the slturdy p1·ac ticality of the city and oounitry m n f~'o,slh from tJhe grind of lii1'e. The contef't, which is arranged joi n1tly 'by the Illinois Inite•rcollegiiate Phohil>itJ:on Assocaf:Jlon and the J,llinoi , W. 1c. T . ., wm be limited to a di,-,cu ss ion of . ome phase of the liquor proM m." ]Ji ts <)f II ;wl I O\\ n ,ild It TH\ l'J' h1tcl ,1 hll • 111 ti la I 11111 I I 1 t IHI r \\ I niJ 'I I ho h \\ I I 11 < r,1 IOI ,ilph I•' I rl t I h• Id 011 I hi fl I' Ill t \d, .it !11 r11111 t, 111 r[ · I drn, I, "( h, Jht I 111 \ l,1d \, Ill} l(n ". " P kt u rl' fra m in g ,wal l) :i nd promplty don ' ,11 :1~1 ·y' <; I \ICJIO . p 1111 'I'•11·nht1ll is t, nwl~ IPnd o I fnclg,·. If I " 1 a l'<1n1H r, it wn11l couple of b1av s, :.\I rs. I~ Fostf'l' and 1,;,11'1 .\.l d'lt>llan. ('a111P ba<'k to "lort th ir squaw to th ma qu ·ad K oda k a nd p h to u p pli , ·a ~I ' Studio. Th R. P Theological minary r a good e:ampl · of a univalrnt ub titute for the ch mi try cla .. Mes rs. FAn@st and \\'cndell Foster wH chapel vi~itor. re c n tl:r. The boys are all anxious to know if Rach 1 thinks it is time to hold handt y t. Of co11r e we all know Rosco won a set of furnitur in the rec nt Gazette c )nt st. Probably thi explain hi in t£•r st in dom ic sd:en (or dome tic s ience t acher.) ee onr tock of n ew ma mounts. a gley' tudio. It 1 rumored that om body has been s nding kisses by par cel pos,t from olumbu . Bill Lanning goe to 0. t. th re, but of co se he touldn 't be tJhe guilty one. 'I'he Squaws sang "Ki -i,mie," none of the braves w re b rave enough to undertake it. The Has,tings Kid were late in arriving at the opthom re •pread The hor. e took th m on down the r oad a 1piece. Blanc-h~ T.-I never did like my name. ,,·eav r-I never did like anyone by that name ill I met yon. Ca ll agley' studio fc. r anything in the picture line. Prof Jurkat-"-hat was the double ta k of lov\ ? , 'ilman .-Before he died, did you mean? • 'ew student-Almo't eve•ry girl you meet ·in Cedarville l" ms like a d1 earn. Old Re::Jident-Ye .. ev n like a night-mare. ---! The Criterion !--- Your New Fall Suit or Overcoat Are you going to be like Tom, Dick and Harry, who wa lk down the street all dressed a like, or are you goi ng to wear clothes this Fall that are made for you 3lone-cut, taped and draped to your individ ual inches? K. ah11 = Tailored Clothes Start buying for Christmas ea rly- buy early in the day and start NOW. . . We have the store that is full vf the CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, and a gift fo r the man or boy that wil l carry with it the re membrance of a GIFT well given. ·THE CRITERION XENIA, OHIO. 1111· C. VI I ) II .. I l • , 11111111 ,, I I >111 11clrll Ion to t ll urt n 111 1 1'llrt1llllll I In' I 1'111 1lr I" lh In• 111111 • I 11,t11I 1 1 1ft nn,t .1 h •mP l ror II 'II f,ll!l\\ I t1ld gp( llOllg \\lthOllj b tln.tlh dw II 1(•11 '% 11,• 11011ldn ' t l, J!. ltin :ilon~ tlwn \ h m d I'll • hnkesp ar • 1 onld • ay it I<' rel. ,\ l•'orrl, I nu t a l<'ord In tht• :ors t. ,\ ralt l~ l<'orrl. ,\ mis 1nbl world. as I do th·p hy food I Ill a l<'ord . IIF,I I<., Zl;\I\ll•:lnl . · 1',xp1 rt and Exa t translations. You patronag olidtP C. C. BRIEFS. - The meetings in Y. M . C. A. for tihe lasit monith !h1ave ,beem. inter esiting onet3, but the aHend,alltce 'Sieems to have fallen off SJomewh!at. This is s·owetbing in whi'C'l1 we cannot afford to los•e our inter·est, for lack of inte-rest signifies lack of efficiency. Let u,s see to it that mo,r-e attend and take part in tlhe mootin~. -Perhaps beC'au1se O'f the l·aiten Es·s of mailin·g, we !have only re c·eived thre~ exchanges this montlh. The Th,e Purple .and Gold is the s,plendidly arranged and prinite Does It OSTERLY Cover Its Field? MILLINERY 27 Green St., Xenia, Ohio OUT OF 4 EVERY ew "'inter mud els for women and Lrn1ilic:: 111 Creene ou11ty are paid sub- children in attra tive de igns embracing uib I h)the .·eui,tCa1ette . The n "Th HI ·tory of th R formed Pr Bbyt r.i•an hnrC"'h and Its Semi nary." Th . f'e sions will be held eaC'h aftPrnoon. The faculty is as follows: Rev. David McKinney, D. D., LL D., Dean and Professor of Syste,miatticand P•astioral Th8ology; Rev. VI'. R McJ he"ney A. M. Ph. D. Secreta·ry and Proife,s•'•or o.f the ew Testa~ ment Greel, and LHera,ture; Pr,of. F. A. Jurkat, A. M., Hebrew and Old Testament Literature; Prof. AJllen, A. B., Hormlileitics and Biblical 'Dheology. A splendid letter wz,3 read from t'he re,tiring senior pro,fe-ssor, Rev. J. Y. Boice, D. D. --\'i'e apologiize this moll't!h for OUT fai1ure to secure an a,Jumni ~ket<:h. However we •hope .to begin them next mon tih, rn watch for it. -Have y·ou read t·he ohoi,ce selection on t1he cover page? It has a message for you. Fire and J. E. Mitchell Tornado Insurance CEDARVILLE, OHIO. Nesbitt & Weaver New Ideas in Men's and Young Men 's Clothes Sweater Coats and Furnishings entirely new. Drop in and inspect a beautiful collection of Impressive clothes. Nesbitt & Weaver OPP. COURT HOUSE XENIA, OHIO. CEDARVli1. 17 A ATTA Xenia's Best Eating Place Special T r,1de Catered tu Cul e. e - tuckuts '>-,:! .·1::.. IA, OHIO ------::!l:ID I Rainy day 1he Jiuµ owned by l\lr. entertainment When Carey l1,1s changed hands a rainy day comes along and the children a11d ;.lr '.\lcC1 are y i~ manager. · "housed up", they won't mind The Hew man ,ger w :\Jc· staying indoors if there's a t he p,itrullageuf hi. friend . . Victor-Victrola to help pass the time. Instructive as well as enter taining-an instrument that should be in every home, es pecially where there are chil dren. And it's so easy to own a ictor Vi ct rola-$15 to $200, and we'll ar- "ngeterms to suit, .i de~ired. 'S .n1• ure tore eni .. Ohio TI l[ GA VCL YTE Rensselaer Established l 824 Troy,N.Y. • • Little Staple and Fancy Groceries Polytechnic Fruits and Vegetables in Season. Engineering and Science lnslit11te CEDARVILLE, 01--TTO C~urses in Civil Enqineenng (C. E.), Mechanical --~======:-======Eogmeeriog (M. E.), Electrical Engineering (£. E.), Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.), anJ General Science (B, S. ). Also Speda I Courses. Uns urpassed ney,r Chemical, Physical, ElcctricaJ, Me· LOOK HERE! chanical and Materials Testing Laboratories. For catalogue and i Jlustrated p amphlets showing work of graduates and students and vie,vs of buildings and campus, apply to Any time you want Ice Cream JOHN W. NUGENT, Registrar. Spring. Summer or Winter. SEE: ME. C.H. CROUSE Wm. MARSHALL DEALER IN For things to eat, Fresh, Salt and Smoked Both good anC: sweet, Meats, Lard Etc. Try J. E. · Waddle CEDARVILLE, OHIO. He can't be beat. CEN TRAL HOTEL AND RESTAURANT HOT LUNCH right out of our STEAM TABLE Candies in all assortments. J. W. Strobridge, Prop. GooDMAN BROTHERS JEWELERS No 9 5 NORTH HtGH Sr Columbus, Ohio. C DARVILLE COLLEGE 19 A ,is quare Deal'' COTREL & LE QNARD for everybody is the "Spalding Policy." We guarantee each ALBANY, N. Y. buyer of an article bearing the Spalding Trademark that such MAKERS OF article will give satisfaction and a reason::1.ble amount of service. CAPS and GOWNS A. G. Spalding & Bros. To the American Colleges from the Atlantic to the Pacific Class 119 East Fifth Ave., Contracts a Specialty. Cincinnati, Ohio. LANE IMoser's Shoe Store XENIA, OHIO T EOLOGICAL l ' p-to date ft>utwear of all kind. . Give us a trial and EMINARY I. gets tli,;f -i.• t iun in font fitting and wear. <'I c I 'l I, ()]((() - - ight '-second Year. Alliance with th Uni ersity, of Cin- innat1 for advance degrees. MO LR'S Addre s oe tore l r sid 11t WILLIA 1 M KIBBIN. E IA, OHIO TI IE GAVEL YTE Cedarville College Courses are Offered in Departments as FoJlows: C ollege All subjects of modern curriculum are taught. Preparatory Four Years' Course---Tuition Free. Teachers Two Years' Course---and one Year's Course in Review. Music Piano--- Voice---Theory---Four Years' Course . Domestic Science Dietetics---Menus---Cooking and Serving of Meals Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. Three Literary Societies Tuition and Contingent fee, furnished . room, light, heat, books and boarding $200 for 36 weeks. Library and Gymnasium Free. Second Semester Opens February 3rd, 1914. , 21st year opens September 9th, 1914. For further information address President DAVID McKINNEY Cedarville, Ohio.